Trolley-wire hanger or ear.



.@@Jayf No. 864,520. PATBNTED AUG. 27, 1907.

' H. G. DYER.

TROLLEY WIRE HANGER 0R' BAR.

APPLICATION IILED BEPT.7,190B.

UNITED sTATEs 'PATENT oEEioE.

HARRY G. DYER, OF

GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM I. VAN METER, OF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY.

TROLLEY-WIRE HANGER OR EAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedl Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed September 7, 1906. Serial No. 333,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. DYER, a citizen ofl the United States, residing at Gloucester City, in the county el Camden, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Trolley-Wire Hanger or Ear, oi which the following is a specification. ,A

In the construction of trolley wire hangers or ears heretofore in use, it hasbeen found that the connecting of the conductors therewith has been attended with considerable difficulty. It is iurthermore essential that in use the trolley wire should present as nearly as possible, a uniform surface or rectilinear line ier the travel ol the trolley wheel so that the Wheel will not be liable to move from the trolley wire and to the above ends my invention consists of a novel construction oi trolley wire co-acting therewith so that the line that various modifications thereof may be had by those skilled in the art, which shall fall withinfthe scope and spirit ol my invention.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a trolley wire hanger or ear embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a plan view oi Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents a section on line x-x, Fig. l. Fig. 4 represents an end View of Fig. l, showing the initial position oi theparts. Fig. 5 represents an end elevation similar to Fig. 4, but showing the position the parts assume when the trolley wire is secured in position in its seat.

Similar numerals of reference indicate correspond ing parts in the ligures.

Referring to the drawings :-l designates the hanger or ear,`the same being composed of the body portion 2 and having the threaded flange or socket 3 adapted or the reception of the insulator.

4 designates the ears or seat in the side wall ofthe trolley ear which is adapted for the reception oi the trolley wire 5, said seat being provided with a gradual curve or are shaped contour to which the trolley wire.

5 substantially conforms when the parts are assembled as seen in Fig. l.

7 designates a lip whichmis preferably integral with the side wall of the trolley wire hanger or ear and which extends upwardly from the bottom 6 of the ear as will be understood irom Figs. 3 to 5, said lip after the parts are assembled being beaded over or turned inwardly upon the trolley wire as indicated in Fig. 5, whereby the wire is expeditiously and efficiently locked in position by a suitable implement in a cheap and effective manner.

It will be understood that the parts initially appear as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, the wire 5 being inserted in `the longitudinally extending upwardly curved seat or ears 4 and that after said wire has been placed in position, it is securely retained by turning the lip 7 inwardly as is indicated in Fig. 5.

The trolley wire may be ot any suitable diameter and the walls of the seat or ears 4 shaped so that when said parts are assembledas seen in Fig. 5, the wire is securely inclosed and locked in position and when in place, will not be liable to laterally disengage therefrom.

I desirel to call special attention to the fact that the `wall 6 extends in substantially a rectilinear line with the under surface oi the trolley wire 5, there being at the points9, no shoulders or projections but on the contrary, the trolley can travel from the wire 5 along the path 6 in a substantially rectilinear path whereby the blow which is communicated to the roof of the car, which is unpleasant to passengers and which is injurious to the carY and to the overhead construction is wholly obviated.

In order to provide sufficient metal for the seat 4, I thicken one ,side of the wall of the ear as indicated at 8 so that the tensile strength of the hanger or ear will ley wire 5, that no shoulders are formed at the points 9,

so that the trolley wheel is not deflected from a right line during its travel.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to construct a trolley ear of an integral piece of material and that it has alsov been proposed to partially inclose the `trolley wire in a seat having a curvilineal contour,

but my present invention is particularly directed to the is reduced in thickness as shown in Figs. l and 3 so as 110 to be oi substantially the thickness of the diameter of the seat for the trolley wire, so that not'only does the bottom wall of the ear form an unbroken continuity with the under surface of the trolley wire throughout the entire length of the hanger, but this portion is of substantially the diameter of the trolley Wire and crystallization of the wire between the ends and center oi the hanger is prevented and the knock on the wire is avoided. The upward curve oi the seat toward the center from both ends brings the bendable lip so far away from the portion upon which the trolley travels that the increase of metal necessary to clamp the wire is brought above the plane of Contact of the trolley.

Having thus described my inventionZ what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. In a trolley wire hanger or ear, a body portion having a seat and one side thereof provided with a bendable lip continuous throughout the entire length of the hanger and curved upwardly and downwardly, the portion below said seat being of substantially the sameithickness as the diameter' of said seat, said seat being adapted to receive a trolley wire, the bottom wall of said ear forming an unbroken continuity with and covering the under surface of said trolley wire throughout the length of the hanger and said wire being retained in position by said lip inturned. i

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a trolley wire hanger or ear comprising a body portion with a seat,

a portion below said seat reduced in thickness to substantially the diameter' of the seat, and a bendable lip above said reduced portion to hold a wire in said seat, whereby the portion contacted by the trolley is of substantially the same cross area as that of the Wire.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a trolley wire hanger or ear comprising a body portion with a seat, a portion belowl said seat reduced in thickness to substantially the diameter of the seat, and a bendable lip above said reduced portion to hold a wire in said seat, whereby the portion contacted by the trolley is of substantially the same cross area as that of the wire, said seat .and lip being both curved upwardly from the ends toward the center.

4. As an improved article of manufacture, a trolley wire hanger or ear comprisingr a body portion with a seat,

a portion below said seat reduced in thickness to substantially the diameter of the seat, and a bendable lip above said reduced portion to hold a wire in said seat, whereby the portion contacted by the trolley is of substantially the same cross area as that of the wire, said seat and lip being both curved upwardly from the ends toward the center, the bottom wall of said ear forming an unbroken continuity with and of the same diameter as the Wire throughout the length of the hanger.

HARRY G. DYER.

Witnesses E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS,. JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM. 

